THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011

Today is Thursday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2011. There are 303 days left in the year.

78 ― Origin of Saka Era (India)

1861 ― Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom

1875 ― Georges Bizet's opera ``Carmen" premieres (Paris France)

1878 ― Bulgaria liberated from Turkey (Peace of San Stefano)

1887 ― Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6-year-old blind-deaf Helen Keller

1923 ― U.S. Senate rejects membership in International Court of Justice, The Hague

1955 ― Elvis Presley makes his first TV appearance

1974 ― World's worst air disaster, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris France (346 die)

1991 ― Los Angeles Police severely beat Rodney King, captured on amateur video

1992 ― President Bush apologizes for raising taxes after pledging not to